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DXlab Commander support for the Yaesu FT-891
Dave AA6YQ
+ AA6YQ comments below
Don't know why you don't see the FT-891 in the Commander list, but I wouldn't have spent a lot of time developing user defined sequences for an unsupported radio! Works fine here. You should check with Dave on the DxLab group. + Commander has supported the FT-891 since the public release of Commander version 12.3.9 on 2016-11-01; see https://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/ReleaseNotes/1239.txt + and https://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/versions.htm + I evidently neglected to add the FT-891 to the documentation in https://www.dxlabsuite.com/commander/radios.htm + That defect has now been corrected. + The current version of Commander is 15.5.1. 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: SpotCollector WWV Old Info
w6de
Bill, thank you for the many years of reliable service your node has provided to me and others. It will surely get a workout next weekend.
Very Best Regards, Dave, w6de
From: DXLab@groups.io <DXLab@groups.io> On Behalf Of
n6ws via groups.io
Kent, Joe, & Dave, If a user is connected to a DXSpider node, and is not receiving WWV updates, the user should enter the command: set/wwv The set/wwv command will enable WWV notifications to be sent to that terminal.
On 11/19/2022 9:19 AM, Kent N6WT wrote:
-- 73, Bill N6WS
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Re: FT-891 Not in Commander Supported Radio list
Yes Bruce, but it's not listed in the list on the web page.
-- John P. WA2FZW
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Re: FT-891 Not in Commander Supported Radio list
Bruce N7XGR
John, Version 15.2.0 for the Commander Configuration General tab has the FT891 in the Radio dropdown. Bruce N7XGR
On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 7:15 AM John P <j.m.price@...> wrote: Dave it was brought to my attention on the FT-891 group that the Yaesu FT-891 isn't listed in the list of supported radios for Commander.
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Re: SpotCollector WWV Old Info
n6ws
Kent, Joe, & Dave, If a user is connected to a DXSpider node, and is not receiving WWV updates, the user should enter the command: set/wwv The set/wwv command will enable WWV notifications to be sent to
that terminal. On 11/19/2022 9:19 AM, Kent N6WT wrote:
-- 73, Bill N6WS
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Re: SpotCollector WWV Old Info
Joe Thanks
On Sat, Nov 19, 2022 at 8:39 AM Joe Subich, W4TV <lists@...> wrote: Yes
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Re: SpotCollector WWV Old Info
Joe Subich, W4TV
Yes
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73, ... Joe, W4TV
On 2022-11-19 10:58 AM, Kent N6WT wrote:
Dave
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Re: SpotCollector WWV Old Info
Dave If I do a "sh/wwv" in the spot source window, will that update the info on the SC main window?? Thanks 73
On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 7:04 PM Dave AA6YQ <aa6yq@...> wrote: + AA6YQ comments below
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FT-891 Not in Commander Supported Radio list
Dave it was brought to my attention on the FT-891 group that the Yaesu FT-891 isn't listed in the list of supported radios for Commander.
-- John P. WA2FZW
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Re: Synching up ARRL DXCC Credits and DXKeeper
BILL KENNAMER
Having been at the DXCC desk during the transition to computer, here is how it worked.
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Your original, pre computer submission required that you fill out the blanks with a callsign beside the country name on a printed DXCC list. This became your permanent record. There was no provision for band or mode because originally there were only two types of DXCC, phone and mixed. The record was marked as such on the front page, and future submissions simply had new callsigns added to the original submission record. Some of them got pretty tattered over 50 years, I can tell you. Files were kept in order by last submission date, which is why you were asked to provide it on subsequent submissions. When 5 band DXCC was introduced, it was even simpler; when the submission was made (separately from a regular submission), cards were simply counted per band and verified for accuracy. An award number was assigned, and, since the award was non-endorseable, the lists were thrown away, so there is no record at DXCC of any cards submitted for 5Band before 1992. When the transition to computer was made in 1992, only the entity code was entered into the computer. If you had mixed, phone, and cw, that meant three original lists had to be entered, one for each mode. Only a number and mode for the mode specific awards was entered. If you need band or mode credit for those old cards, they must be submitted again.
On Friday, November 18, 2022, 4:03 PM, WB1DX <wb1dx@...> wrote:
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Re: SpotCollector WWV Old Info
Dave AA6YQ
+ AA6YQ comments below
I am looking at the WWV info on SC. Mine is currently showing 11-18 15;06Z. The current time is 11-19 02:54Z. Why does it not update regularly? + SpotCollector obtains SFI, A, and K information from WWV spots conveyed by spot sources connected to the worldwide DX Cluster network. Such spots typically appear every 3 hours or so, but not all spot sources convey them. + See https://www.dxlabsuite.com/spotcollector/Help/SpotDatabase.htm#WWV%20Propagation%20Reports 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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SpotCollector WWV Old Info
I am looking at the WWV info on SC. Mine is currently showing 11-18 15;06Z. The current time is 11-19 02:54Z. Why does it not update regularly? Thanks 73
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Re: Synching up ARRL DXCC Credits and DXKeeper
Joe Subich, W4TV
On 2022-11-18 5:54 PM, Dave AA6YQ wrote:
+ There was a time before the DXCC desk used computers. If you submitted a QSL card during that time, you were only granted credit for the QSO's Entity-Band and Entity-Mode if you specificallySpecifically, this was in the days of "paper" records at ARRL HQ. Individual records (paper sheets) were kept for Mixed, CW, Phone, and RTTY DXCC and for the "endorseable" single band awards - 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. For those "cards", one would either receive entity-mode or entity-band credit but not entity-band-mode unless one had used the same card for both mode and band endorsements. If one never applied for the single band awards there would be no entity-band credit. I still have some 250+ QSOs between 1977 and 1984 in my log marked QSL_RCVD='M'. All have been replaced by other QSLs for Challenge (entity-band) credit over the years. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2022-11-18 5:54 PM, Dave AA6YQ wrote: + AA6YQ comment sbelow+ Yes, when you submit a QSO confirmed via LoTW or QSL card for DXCC award credit, you will receive credit for the QSO's Entity, Entity-Band, and Entity-Mode.
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Re: Synching up ARRL DXCC Credits and DXKeeper
Dave AA6YQ
+ AA6YQ comment sbelow
Nevertheless the question is are entity band and or entity mode etc. credit automatically given for QSOes confirmed via LotW? I assume so but thought I would ask + Yes, when you submit a QSO confirmed via LoTW or QSL card for DXCC award credit, you will receive credit for the QSO's Entity, Entity-Band, and Entity-Mode. + There was a time before the DXCC desk used computers. If you submitted a QSL card during that time, you were only granted credit for the QSO's Entity-Band and Entity-Mode if you specifically requested it. Thus there are ops like Ken WB2DX who have confirmed QSOs with "Entity-only" credit, or "Entity and Entity-Band" credit, or "Entity and Entity-Mode" credit. To accurately reflect these three scenarios, 1. check the "Partial DXCC Credit" box in the "Log Settings" panel on DXKeeper's Configuration window's Log tab + See https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxkeeper/Help/Configuration.htm#Partial%20DXCC%20Credit
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Re: Synching up ARRL DXCC Credits and DXKeeper
At my age and station the chance of getting the challenge award is likely 0 to .0005. % . Likely will have to be satisfied with DXCC and other easier to obtain awards. Nevertheless the question is are entity band and or entity mode etc. credit automatically given for QSOes confirmed via LotW? I assume so but thought I would ask.
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Outlook LT Gil W0MN Hierro Candente Batir de Repente 44.08226 N 92.51265 W EN34rb
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From: DXLab@groups.io <DXLab@groups.io> On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ Sent: Friday, November 18, 2022 2:17 PM To: DXLab@groups.io Subject: Re: [DXLab] Synching up ARRL DXCC Credits and DXKeeper + AA6YQ comments below I thought I was all synched up and had everything accurate until I looked a bit closer, specifically to the DXCC Challenge stats. I know what the issue is I'm just not sure what the best solution is, so I'm looking for some feedback before I go to far. The issue is this. My very first DXCC submission contained about 130 QSL cards all applied to the MIXED category. All of these credits appear in my DXCC account for the entity only. No Band or Mode is associated with them. Because there's no band, I am not receiving any credit for these contacts towards the DXCC Challenge. Well not all of them, just the entities where I do not have another confirmed/submitted contact which also gives me credit for the band (and mode). My thought is to resubmit these cards to the desk so that I get the band and mode credits, then update and link these QSO's to the appropriate QSL Credit. This would also take care of the missing Challenge credits. I could go through DXKeeper and change the QSL received status to "E", but the entity still shows up as "C" in DXView (confusing) + DXView's DXCC progress table does not display entity credit; it displays entity-band and entity-mode credit. and this does not get me the credit for DXCC Challenge. + That's correct. If you set a QSO's "QSL Rcvd" or "LoTW QSL Rcvd" item to 'E', then that QSO does not contribute the Entity-Band credit required for DXCC Challenge. Are there any other options here that would get me the missing Challenge Credits and synch up my account to my log? + The only way to obtain missing Challenge credits is to resubmit your "Entity-credit only" cards to the DXCC desk. After they notify you that they've processed your submission, you can direct DXKeeper to Verify that submission, which will update your DXCC award family progress. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -- W0MN EN34rb 44.08226 N 92.51265 W Hierro candente, batir de repente HP Laptop
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Re: Synching up ARRL DXCC Credits and DXKeeper
WB1DX
Thanks for the confirmation and for the awesome tool(s) that you have created for the amateur radio community. After spending some more time with the various check progress features, I certainly appreciate the feature/functionality that is offered.
Regards, Ken WB1DX
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Re: Synching up ARRL DXCC Credits and DXKeeper
Dave AA6YQ
+ AA6YQ comments below
I thought I was all synched up and had everything accurate until I looked a bit closer, specifically to the DXCC Challenge stats. I know what the issue is I'm just not sure what the best solution is, so I'm looking for some feedback before I go to far. The issue is this. My very first DXCC submission contained about 130 QSL cards all applied to the MIXED category. All of these credits appear in my DXCC account for the entity only. No Band or Mode is associated with them. Because there's no band, I am not receiving any credit for these contacts towards the DXCC Challenge. Well not all of them, just the entities where I do not have another confirmed/submitted contact which also gives me credit for the band (and mode). My thought is to resubmit these cards to the desk so that I get the band and mode credits, then update and link these QSO's to the appropriate QSL Credit. This would also take care of the missing Challenge credits. I could go through DXKeeper and change the QSL received status to "E", but the entity still shows up as "C" in DXView (confusing) + DXView's DXCC progress table does not display entity credit; it displays entity-band and entity-mode credit. and this does not get me the credit for DXCC Challenge. + That's correct. If you set a QSO's "QSL Rcvd" or "LoTW QSL Rcvd" item to 'E', then that QSO does not contribute the Entity-Band credit required for DXCC Challenge. Are there any other options here that would get me the missing Challenge Credits and synch up my account to my log? + The only way to obtain missing Challenge credits is to resubmit your "Entity-credit only" cards to the DXCC desk. After they notify you that they've processed your submission, you can direct DXKeeper to Verify that submission, which will update your DXCC award family progress. 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Synching up ARRL DXCC Credits and DXKeeper
WB1DX
I thought I was all synched up and had everything accurate until I looked a bit closer, specifically to the DXCC Challenge stats. I know what the issue is I'm just not sure what the best solution is, so I'm looking for some feedback before I go to far.
The issue is this. My very first DXCC submission contained about 130 QSL cards all applied to the MIXED category. All of these credits appear in my DXCC account for the entity only. No Band or Mode is associated with them. Because there's no band, I am not receiving any credit for these contacts towards the DXCC Challenge. Well not all of them, just the entities where I do not have another confirmed/submitted contact which also gives me credit for the band (and mode). My thought is to resubmit these cards to the desk so that I get the band and mode credits, then update and link these QSO's to the appropriate QSL Credit. This would also take care of the missing Challenge credits. I could go through DXKeeper and change the QSL received status to "E", but the entity still shows up as "C" in DXView (confusing) and this does not get me the credit for DXCC Challenge. Are there any other options here that would get me the missing Challenge Credits and synch up my account to my log? Thanks in advance, Ken WB1DX
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Re: windows update reassigned comports and lost rig control
Rick Murphy
True, Windows 11 "broke" it. Still quite a useful shortcut. 73, -Rick
On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 9:43 PM Ken Bandy, KJ9B <ken.kj9b@...> wrote:
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Rick Murphy, D. Sc., CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA
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Re: windows update reassigned comports and lost rig control
Ken Bandy, KJ9B
Interesting shortcut, Rick. Actually on my W11 laptop, the Windows and Break key brings up the “System>About” screen, on which Device Manager is available by scrolling down. Still pretty cool!
73, Ken, KJ9B
From: DXLab@groups.io <DXLab@groups.io> On Behalf Of Rick Murphy
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2022 21:34 To: DXLab@groups.io Subject: Re: [DXLab] windows update reassigned comports and lost rig control
Device Manager opens if you hold down the "Windows" key then press the Break key. (Break Windows, get it?) 73, -Rick
On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 9:02 PM Ken Bandy, KJ9B <ken.kj9b@...> wrote:
-- Rick Murphy, D. Sc., CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA
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